The Women's Caucus for Art is a national organization whose mission is to create community through art, education, and social activism, while recognizing the contribution of women in the arts. The Philadelphia Chapter provides a support network for women artists in Philadelphia and surrounding communities.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Opportunity: Sent by Michigan Chapter

Dear Artists,

Gifts of Art is currently accepting proposals for our September 2009 through August 2010 exhibit year. One of the first and most comprehensive arts-in-healthcare programs nationwide, Gifts of Art brings the world of art & music to the University of Michigan Health System.

Our nine galleries display 50 exhibits a year. They include 2-D and 3-D spaces that are viewed by approximately 10,000 people a day, or about 3.4 million people a year. This makes our galleries some of the most widely visited indoor, non-museum exhibit spaces in the state.

Entry RequirementsSelections will be made from either slides or digital images on CDs. Emailed JPEG images or in person submissions will not be considered. For both slide and digital submissions, artists must provide a minimum of 12 professional quality images. Group shows should provide a minimum of 24 images. Submitted images must reflect the proposed exhibit. Digital submission guidelines are available on the Gifts of Art website. All submissions must include a completed Exhibit Proposal Form, a numbered reference sheet and a resume and/or biography.

Submissions must be received by May 15, 2009. All forms are available on the web at: www.med.umich.edu/goa

Selection CriteriaIn selecting artwork, Gifts of Art's primary mission is to create a more comfortable and calming atmosphere within the often stressful environment of a hospital and to provide a positive distraction for our patients, visitors and staff. We take into consideration the medical and emotional sensitivities of our viewers. Overt sexual content, violence and nudity will not be considered. We will also avoid pieces that are confrontational, obviously depressing or contain negative medical connotations.

Submissions must be received by May 15, 2009. Final notifications will be mailed by July 31, 2009.

To receive forms in hard copy, please contact Gifts of Art or download and print them from our website. A pdf document of the CFE Proposal Form is attached to this email.

Bonnie MacAllister is a multimedia performance artist. She has performed at the New York Foundation of Arts and the Cat Cat Club in Paris, and her plays have been staged at the Shubin Theatre, Adrienne Theatre, and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Her artwork has been exhibited internationally including in Galeria 6 in Mexico, the Utopia Library in Italy, and the Delaware Art Museum. She curates the multimedia label Certain Circuits Media (www.certaincircuits.org) which is currently accepting submissions. Her twitter: @BonnieMacArt

LINK: National Women's Caucus for Art

National Women's Caucus for Art

CALLS FOR ART: WCA National

CALLS FOR ART: CAA

CHAPTER ACTIVITY: CONNECTIONS

OPENING RECEPTION: HFU on Sept. 9th

CHAPTER ACTIVITY: The Ragdoll Project

The Ragdoll Project is now accepting paper dolls for an installation project. Our dolls were recently in CA (National Steinbeck Center in Salinas) and the Inquirer Building (Philadelphia's MCGOPA Gallery) on the Ragdoll Tour for Human Trafficking Awareness. We were also featured as part of the Philly DoGooder Awards for the film we previewed at the 2012 National Conference in Los Angeles. Other WCA chapters are hosting the dolls and are creating their own human trafficking awareness projects. (ongoing)

CHAPTER ACTIVITY: VIOLENCE Exhibition

Sponsored by the Womenʼs Caucus for Art, Philadelphia Chapter in cooperation with the Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists. This timely exhibition by more than two-dozen women artists from the PAP, DC and NYC WCA Chapters and artists from MCGOPA, addressed some of the complex and difficult questions surrounding the topic of violence. (2013).

CHAPTER ACTIVITY: TechKnowledge Exhibition

Holy Family University invited us to hold a month long exhibition. Members and HFU Faculty spoke on a panel about Women and Technology. (2012)

CHAPTER ACTIVITY: Gender Games Exhibition

Inspired by Penn’s “Year of Games”, International Women’s Day 2012 at International House Philly highlighted the interdisciplinary landscape of women’s health and the challenges to achieving justice. The concurrent panel included health practitioners, policy advocates, and educators working toward justice in women’s health. Dr Felicity Paxton, Penn Women’s Center Director and Lecturer in the Annenberg School of communication, moderated the panel, interweaving the theme of games in a discussion with attendees. The art and performances featured artists who express the need for justice in women’s health. Co-presented by African Studies Center, South Asia Center, Center for South Asian Studies, Middle East Center, Penn Women’s Center, Penn Consortium of Undergraduate Women and Excelano at the University of Pennsylvania, and United Nations Association, Women’s Caucus for Art, Women’s Campaign International, The Anna Crusis Women’s Choir, Usiloquy, Tune Up, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. (2012)